Ziggy Marley Shalom salaam
Buy the album here: Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers have always been interested in music outside reggae, with the band of siblings moving from sythpop sheen in the 1980s to a more mature and multigenre sound in the late 90s. Dragonfly, Ziggy Marleys first solo effort, continues this trajectory. Featuring producers Ross Hogarth (Metallica, Jewel) and Scott Litt as well as special guests Flea, John Frusciante, David Lindley, and Incubuss Chris Kilmore, Dragonfly sounds closer to the adult contemporary music of recent Sting or than the reggae of his father. But even if the apple has fallen away from the music tree, Ziggys voice has the same forceful yearning and brittle timbre as his father; also like his father, Marley wears his politics on his sleeve (particularly on Shalom Salaam and In The Name Of God ) without being rudimentary. This may not sound like the record reggae enthusiasts pray to Jah for, but
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